Pre-solicitationPosted Jan 31, 2026·Responses due Feb 18, 2026

Z2NB--657A5-22-103, Replace Air Handlers in Building 1, MRN

Veterans Affairs · 255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25526R0068
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Z2NB
Place
Marion, IL, USA
Contact
Maria G Hoover (maria.hoover@va.gov)
Loading your pipeline and notes…
CSV Email

Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.

Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25526R0068 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jan 31, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Feb 23, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Sep 24, 2026
    Award Notice
    JETT'S SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, LLC · $4.8M
    Open

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d) and in accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006, this procurement is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) only. The project construction cost range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 238220 with a small business size standard $19.0 million. The duration of the project is estimated to be 365 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. This completion period includes final inspecti… (show all)

on and clean-up. Award will be made utilizing the Best Value Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15. Proposal submission instructions will be included in the solicitation package. The government plans to award without discussions but reserves the right to hold discussions if necessary. The offeror is responsible for monitoring and downloading any amendments from the SAM Contract Opportunities website, which may be issued to this pre-solicitation. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, registration in SAM is required and in accordance with FAR 2.101, prospective contractors must be registered in SAM (System of Award Management) under the applicable NAICS. Additionally, in accordance with the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 802.101, VIP Registration prospective (SDVOSB) and (VOSB) contractors must be registered in the VIP database which is now the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) under the applicable NAICS. Firms may obtain SAM- information at http://www.SAM.gov and VIP information at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). The solicitation package and drawings should be available for download on or before February 18, 2026 and the proposal due date will be on or about March 19, 2026. An organized site visit will be scheduled, and the information will be made available on time for solicitation issuance. Only one site visit will be scheduled and interested offerors are highly encouraged to attend. No hard copies of the solicitation or drawings will be provided; and telephone requests or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to maria.hoover@va.gov and ensure that the subject line reads "Replace Air Handlers in Building 1, Project #657A5-22-103, Solicitation No. 36C25526R0068 . 36C25526R0068_1 Pre-solicitation Notice for Project 657A5-22-103, Replace Air Handlers in Building 1

Who won similar work

13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)), same NAICS 238220.

Single-winner award sizes (13): middle half $823K to $3.3M, median $1.4M; range $44K to $21.1M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RECON CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES LLC8$20.6MAug 20, 2026
JETT'S SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, LLC3$42.3MFeb 4, 2026
TRANE U.S. INC.1$823KMar 11, 2025
BKM CONSTRUCTION LLC1$44KAug 14, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
See who and the source records with Pro

Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
See who and the source records with Pro

Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
See who and the source records with Pro

Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.